Attachment for garment hanger



Oct. 25, 1955 Filed May 25 1953 Wesley M. Mason INVENTOR.

United States Patent 2,721,679 ATTACHMENT FOR GARMENT HANGER Wesley M.Mason, Salt Lake City, Utah Application May 25, 1953, Serial No. 357,034

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-98) This invention relates to supports for garmentsand more particularly to a device adapted to be used in combination witha conventional wire garment hanger.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of anattachment for a garment hanger which will enable trousers and the liketo be more readily supported on the garment hanger in a manner whichwill inhibit the creasing or wrinkling of the trousers.

A further important advantage of this garment hanger resides in theprovision of means for maintaining the shoulder pads of a coat or thelike in a supported position thus maintaining that garment free fromcreases and wrinkles.

The construction of this invention features an elongated body supportmember having downwardly depending tongues which receive the crossbar ofthe wire hanger therebetween. The body member has spring-like endportions which resiliently engage the supporting arms of the wire hangerto maintain the body member in position.

Still further objects and features of the invention reside in theprovision of an attachment for a garment hanger that is strong anddurable, simple in construction and manufacture, capable of beingproduced from various readily available materials such as metal andsynthetic plastics, and which is very simple to install, and which isrelatively inexpensive thus permitting a wide distribution.

These, together with the various ancillary objects and features of theinvention which will become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are obtained by this attachment for a garment hanger, apreferred embodiment of which has been illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, by way of example only, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view showing the attachment installed ona conventional wire hanger;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the attachment comprising the presentinvention;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view as taken along the plane of line33 in Figure l and being shown on an enlarged scale for greater clarity.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein likereference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views,reference numeral generally designates a conventional wire hanger of thetype formed by bending a single piece of wire to form angular supportingarms 12 and 14 interconnected by a crossbar 16. One of the supportingarms 12 terminates in a suspending hook 18, the other supporting arm 14terminates in coils wrapped around the neck portion of the supportinghook 18. The hanger attachment comprising the present invention isgenerally indicated by reference numeral 22 and includes an elongatedbody portion 24 having a plurality of pairs of spaced downwardlyextending rectangular shaped tongues 26 and 28 appended thereto. It isto be understood that when the attachment 22 is formed from a suitablesynthetic plastic material such as a thermosetting resin or the like theN 2,721,679 Patented Oct. 25, 1955 tongues 26 and 28 may be integrallyformed with the body portion 24.

The body portion'24 terminates in end portions 30 and 32 which extendupwardly and convergingly so as to be resiliently in engagement with thesupporting arms 12 and 14. It is to be noted that in an unstressedcondition the end portions 30 and 32 extend at a greater angle relativeto the body member 24 than is formed by the supporting arms 12 and 14relative to the crossbar 16. The end portions 30 and 32 carry pairs oftongues 34 and 36 and 38 and 40 respectively.

The body portion 24 has integrally formed therewith flanges 42 and 44which extend arcuately downwardly from the body portion 24 so as toprovide an arcuate convex surface on which a pair of trousers can beplaced when the garment hanger and attachment are utilized. Further, theflanges 42 and 44 rigidify the structure against bending when thetrousers are emplaced, the body portion 24 rigidifying the entiregarment hanger 10 due to the engagement of the end portions 30 and 32with the supporting arms 12 and 14. The end portions 30 and 32 areprovided with flanges 46 and 48, and 50 and 52 respectively. Thecurvilinear portions of the attachment 22 as indicated at 54 and 56 arenot flanged so as to more readily permit the flexing thereof. Thus, theflanges 42 and 44 terminate short or at the beginning of the endportions 30 and 32.

In use, the attachment 22 is inserted on the crossbar 16 with thecrossbar received within the space between the tongues 26 and 28. In theconstruction of this invention this space between the tongues 26 and 28may be of such size as to insure a frictional resilient fit of thecrossbar 16. The supporting arms 12 and 14 are received within thespaces between the tongues 34 and 36 and 38 and 40 respectively, the endportions 30 and 32 having been pressed inwardly in order to seat thesupporting arms 12 and 14. Thus, the end portions 30 and 32 will pressupon the supporting arms 12 and 14 to maintain the crossbar 16 in asubstantially horizontal position, the body member '24 also rigidifyingthe entire construction. An article of clothing such as a pair oftrousers may be readily positioned between the supporting arms 12 and 14and on top of the body member 24 in such manner that the garments willbe relatively free from creases or wrinkles. The end portions 30 and 32will readily support the shoulder pads and like of coats and othersimilar garments whereby the shape of the garment will be adequatelymaintained and enhanced.

Since from the foregoing the construction and advantages of this garmenthanger are readily apparent, further description is believed to beunnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specificationand accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention tothe precise embodiment shown and described, but all suitablemodifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within thescope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

An attachment for a garment hanger having angular shoulder supportingarms connected by a crossbar and having a suspending hook comprising anelongated body member having pairs of spaced locking tongues projectingtherebelow, said body member being adapted to seat upon said crossbarwith said crossbar being received between said tongues, said body memberhaving resilient arcuate end portions integral therewith, said endportions being spaced from each other substantially the same distance asthe space between said supporting arms adjacent said crossbar, said endportions extending upwardly and convergingly inwardly, said body memberincluding said end portions being substantially wider than saidcrossbar,

said end portions being adapted to resiliently engage said supportingarms, said end portions each having a pair of spaced parallel lockingtongues thereon adapted to receive the supporting arms therebetween,said end portions being adapted to support theshoulder portions of agarment, said body member having arcuate downwardly projecting flangesat the side edges thereof for providing a convex surface to maintaingarments supported by said body member free of wrinkles whilereinforcing said body References Cited in the file of this patent UNITEDSTATES PATENTS Zetlin Jan. 8, 1935 Coflin Nov. 13, 1951

